Director:Quentin Tarantino

Storyline

The lead character, called 'The Bride,' was a member of the Deadly Viper
Assassination Squad, led by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was
pregnant with Bill's child, 'The Bride' decided to escape her life as a
killer. She fled to Texas, met a young man, who, on the day of their
wedding rehearsal was gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill (with the
assistance of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). Four years later,
'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She,
then, decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her
life and killed her baby. The saga of Kill Bill Volume I begins.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Reviews..

Man, what a film. As a
fan of 70's martial arts movies, it was great to see all of the
references. I also thought the use of B&W throughout was extremely
effective. The cartoon sequences seemed a bit much, but did fit in with
the overall feel of the film. I have seen many people posting about the
sheer amount of blood and guts, but you have to remember this was
Tarantino's homage to Bruce Lee-era action pictures. In those movies,
the stories were very similar epics of revenge, and they never had much
of a budget for good "gore" effects. It was more or less "throw some
fake blood on the guy who just got killed" type of effects, which were
duplicated accurately by some of the deaths in this movie. The plot also
followed closely the plot of most 70's Kung Fu movies; something
despicable happens to the weak hero (whole village razed, family
slaughtered, etc..) and the hero goes away for years to learn the
secrets of a particular style of Kung Fu. All of these movies contained
the "secret move" which the master normally does not teach, except of
course, in this rare instance. That move, as depicted in Kill Bill Vol.
2, is always used on the evil leader of the clan whom had brought death
and chaos to the hero.Kill Bill was a terrific modern take on
those movies which were always set in ancient China. I was very
impressed with Uma Thurman's swordplay, at no point did I feel that it
looked scripted or fake. Even when fighting against more than 50 Crazy
8's, it replicated admirably the incredibly one-sided fights from some
of the best martial arts movies made 30 years ago.All in all, a great and original film! R.